Claudia Schiffer rejects 'indecent proposal' as she says its not all about money

Supermodel Claudia Schiffer has explained how crippling shyness caused her to struggle with blushing at the beginning of her modelling career as she reveals she was once offered a fortune to dine with an Arab prince

BY Claire Carter |
28 February 2014

Claudia Schiffer in Basle, Switzerland Photo: STEPHEN LOCK

Claudia Schiffer, the supermodel, has revealed how she was subjected to her own version of Indecent Proposal after she was offered £1million to dine with an Arab prince.

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The mother of three explained how the encounter was one of the most bizarre of her career as she also confessed to struggling to hide her shyness as she began modelling.

Schiffer, who is married to Matthew Vaughn the film director, rejected the prince's offer and said this was taken up by another supermodel.

'It's not all about money. I just want to be able to walk down the street and be proud of what I do," she told the
Daily Mail.

The scene is similar to the 1993 film where Robert Redford plays a billionaire who offers Demi Moore a fortune to dine with him.

Schiffer, who has become known for her glamorous appearances at the school gates also explained how it was pressure from other mums looking "really pretty" that made her feel she had to dress up to drop off and pick up her children from school.

She has a son Caspar, 12, and two daughters - Clementine, nine and Cosima, three.

Schiffer, 43, is due to appear on the Jonathan Ross show on Saturday and also explained how her modelling career was initially hampered by her shyness, which saw her blushing.

She added: "I would always turn bright red, and so then I became even more shy, thinking, 'I don't want to be here.' Once I put the make-up on I'd go, 'OK, I can cope, no one can see what I'm thinking.'"